Chattanooga Roller Derby (CRD) is a women's flat track

roller derby Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played by two teams of fifteen members. Roller derby is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, mostly in the United States. Game play consists of a series of short scrimmages (jam ...

league based in

Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ...

. Founded in 2008, the league consists of a single travel team, which competes against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

League history

The league was formed in August 2008 as Chattanooga Roller Girls,Holly Leber,
Chattanooga Roller Girls ready for first "bout" next month
, '' Times Free Press'', November 23, 2009 by about thirty women.Larry C. Bowers,
It’s time for Roller Derby!
, '' Cleveland Daily Banner'', September 14, 2011 It played its first bout in December 2009 and, by mid-2011, was attracting crowds of more than 1,000 people. Chattanooga was accepted into the

WFTDA Apprentice Program The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice is the program affiliate of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). In operation from 2009 until early 2019, the Apprentice Program served to onboard new member leagues into the WFTDA. ...

in April 2010,WFTDA Apprentice Program Welcomes 13 New Leagues
", WFTDA, 8 April 2010 and became a full member of the WFTDA in September 2012.WFTDA Adds Four New Members
", WFTDA, 7 September 2012 In 2020, the league changed its name to Chattanooga Roller Derby.

WFTDA rankings

References

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